Late in the afternoon on New Year’s Eve two gentlemen came to the HUA shelter to report a beautiful dog lying in a field in a pool of blood, unable to move. They tried to pick her up to bring her to Hearts United for Animals for help but she would not let them come near her, giving them warning signals that she was in pain and did not want to be touched. HUA employees followed them to the field where they found her 30 feet from the railroad tracks. She was unable to walk and although she wanted help she also did not want to be touched. John from HUA was able to gently convince her that he was there to help and would be very careful with her. She had a laceration under her eye and her back legs were very painful. She stopped at the HUA shelter to have an injection of pain medication and was then on her way to Urgent Pet Care in Omaha. It was found that this beautiful girl had three breaks in her pelvis with not much left of her sacrum. She was kept comfortable at Urgent Pet Care over the holiday and then transferred to Mobile Animal Clinic in Omaha where Dr Merkley, an orthopedic specialist, was called in to evaluate her. Although he knew it would be a very difficult operation he was willing to try. The surgery happened a week later after swelling went down, nerve damage assessments had been performed, and her lacerations and mouth injuries were attended to. Because of her facial/jaw injuries she had to be syringe fed for nearly two weeks.

To commemorate her late day New Year’s Eve rescue she was named Eve. Eve’s operation was lengthy and difficult. She spent a week recovering on heavy pain meds and has just returned to Hearts United for Animals where she will spend the next eight to ten weeks completing her recovery. She is now able to eat soft people food on her own, with chicken and hamburger being her favorites. Eve had many special visitors and gifts sent to her during her two week stay in the veterinary hospitals in Omaha. People were kind enough to cook her food, send her plush toys and blankets and stop by to wish her well. We are not sure what type of dog Eve is but it has been suggested that she may have some Irish Wolfhound in her background, or Scottish Deerhound. She is three years old and after her recovery is complete will be looking for a special family to call her own. We will continue to assess her needs as she recovers to see if she will be able to do stairs or if a ranch style home would be best for her. If you are interested in adopting Eve please email tera@hua.org. Donations for Eve’s care and recovery can be made online by clicking here. Your support makes success stories like Eve’s possible. Eve sends many thanks from the bottom of her heart to everyone who has helped to care for her and save her life.